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Exploring the domains of dread for the Dungeons and Dragons Ravenloft Campaign setting!
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Sunstar next, or lord soth's realm!
Fun fact: in the book, *Frankenstein*, the Creature actually names himself Adam.
Curiously, Victor Mordenheim attempted to raise his creation as a son, and is thus a LESS unpleasant individual than Viktor Frankenstein, who abandoned his.
Not quite: Mordenheim didn't love his wife that much (despite attaching her to the ICU that prolongs her agony and prevents her from dying), he creating Adam was more of a way to show off his talent.
All he wants is to be a genius and be recognized as such.
Frankenstein was just an idiot who mixed science and alchemy and was too scared and immature to deal with the consequences (He made his creature while he was a student).
@@dagaspadini All true. Though to discount Frankenstein as merely such is to dicount how fascinatingly narcissistic he really is.
Either way, in my mind, Mordenheim made an attempt to take responsibily, feeble though it was. Frankenstein never did. In my book, thak makes Mordenheim a less unpleasant individual.
Also a fun fact, in the book, Adam was very handsome. He was not called a monster because of his appearance.
@dagaspadini Frankenstein was hardly an idiot. He was a highly intelligent person. What he actually was can be called ignorant. He does something man isn't meant to do ("craft" life, playing at god).
He doesn't name himself Adam, he compares himself to Adam, the quote being, "I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel..." Though Mordenheim's son being named Adam is most certainly in reference to this line, beyond the tale of Eden as a whole.
I’m going back through reviews of Ravenloft for Shadowdark. I’m planning a sort of Grand Tour through the core domains. Lamordia is certainly one that will be visited when the PCs reach a level appropriate. I enjoy your Ravenloft videos!
I’ve always wanted to do a full Ravenloft campaign where the party is in a new domain every few levels, and in all my research Lamordia has been my favourite. I may just be a sucker for a Frankenstein story though.
Happy to hear that it’s being reimagined, seems super interesting!
Fun to watch!
Please describe the local populace. Lamordia has a Northern Germany vibe, the part that reaches into the icy Baltic Sea. The major town(s) are seaside hubs and they are poor. And it borders 3 other domains: Falkovinia, ruled by a ruthless warlord who runs endless war campaigns in his Slavic-like realm; Dementlieu, whose darklord employs mind control and rules over a French Renaissance-like domain; and of course the immense and diverse realm of Darkon, with the incredibly powerful lich Azlin as its lord (Azlin's the sort of powerful entity that communes between other D&D settings like the Forgotten Realms or Dark Sun despite his imprisonment, and is an epic foe that can easily slay high-level adventurers).
All darklords are evil. Some are prominent and some are hidden and if adventurers get too full of themselves, they have a good chance of attracting their attention.
Well, i am surprised to see Jorphdan didn't talk about the changes made in 5e. Like Victor being now Victra Mordenheim. And Adam being Elise. Will you make a vídeo just about 5e, or something?
As of publishing this the 5e Ravenloft book isn't out. Where did you get your information? I'll gladly make a follow-up video.
@@Jorphdan in a Polygon article about the book it's mentioned that in the domain of Lamordia, Dr Viktra hunts down her escaped creation, Elise, it hints at Viktra being the ruler and not the flesh golem.
I tried to put the link in the comments, but UA-cam deletes it :(
Technically youtube blocks it. I usually see the link in my "Held for Review" area. If it's not spam I'll publish it.
But here's the link to the polygon article! Thanks for the info @John and @Eduardo!
www.polygon.com/2021/2/23/22295817/dungeons-dragons-ravenloft-reboot-van-richtens-guide-release-date-price
I can't wait for the Ravenloft setting book and this video has got me pumped. Keep it coming Jorphdan!
Lamordia. Sounds like a perfect place of origin for a Reborn PC....an escaped experiment. Love it.
Hey I like your videos but U surprised me and I needed to look twice because U used a Map I once made a long while ago that I posted on Reddit (1.52). Somehow I feel proud it as it was my first and only map I made and that somehow made me happy. I changed it a bit a while ago but I am happy I found it in your video as the intend of it was to be shared with others. So it made me very happy/proud it found some use. I look forward to your next videos! :)
It's a nice map you should be proud
@@bluebird3281 Thank you >.< !!
Very cool! It was super well done I thought it was an official map! Thank you for contributing such great work to the hobby :D
@@Jorphdan It really made my day also for it to be confused with an official map feels nice. I hope more ppl will enjoy it and find use for it even if Ravenloft will look different. Also have newer version with the Lakes cleaned up a bit and a slight color change (to make it less bright) I might post it on reddit soon if you are interested. Again Thank you ver much and thanks for the lore Videos as I really love the Lore of DnD. Wish you all the health and a nice week. o/ (Also sorry for my grammar as I live in Germany)
If you do a Forgotten Realms book club, I’m in!
Like reading the Drizzt novels? I’ve been looking for something new to read after I’m done with Dresden.
@@JustBenUnofficial I’ve read a huge list of Forgotten Realms novels. My favourite is Black Wolf, I can’t remember the author but it’s a good book. Ed Greenwood’s novels are pretty good too. Another one that’s great is called “The City of Spenders”.
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this is the reason why you buy used books.
Outstanding as always !!
There's so much I love about this domain: Victor Mordenheim being a mix between Victor Frankenstein and Mr. Freeze, the population being terrorized by grotesque experimentations gone awry, and let's not forget that it's dread lord is FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER itself!
I can already see a campaign inspired by Bride of Frankenstein, where Adam urges Mordenheim to create him a child-bearing wife. Throughout the entire campaign, the adventurers see the town women scared to leave their houses at night, and lock their doors quickly before the sun sets. Mordenheim himself tries to create such a creature, but these brides either fight against Adam, run away from Adam, or simply cannot bear children and are discarded.
At the end, Adam becomes impatient and might try to kidnap one of the PCs (if one of them is female) or take Mordenheim's comatose wife as his own. There's a climactic battle where the PCs battle against the dreadlord in a church (because Adam needs an officiant to make it official), and just as they deal the final blow, the church collapses (or something)
Mordenheim might thank the PCs if they recover her body, he might mourn if they couldn't. What's important is that Mordenheim is alive, albeit very weak (because of the pain), and that also means that Adam must have survived as well
Thanks.
so if all the domains of dread are based on classical horror monsters, then can we get a monster squad thing going?
hey dude! thanks for all the good lore! any way to know what the song is called at 8:18? thanks a lot!
Mist by Jon Algar =)
www.epidemicsound.com/track/ZHtlIMALdV/
Who is the artist and what is the title of the artwork at 5:02?
Daniel Hopfer! "Death and the Devil Surprising Two Women"
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336272
@@Jorphdan wow, thank you Jorphdan! I thought I have seen a lot of Medival art related to evil spirits, this one eluded me! Too much out there, not enough time to see everything
Isle of Agony could be a printed name. But the Devils Domicile could be the common name.
This is really cool
Thanks!
If i would update lamordia. I would base it off the actual book rather then the motion picture. Not alot of people are familiar with the book so they wont catch on its frankensteins monster so fast. Mordenhiem would be obsessed with immortality and creating the perfect being from science. Adam would be his tormentor, doing evil things to punish an evil man. Have the players team up with mordenhiem, learning what horrible things he did to create his perfect being Adam..attempting to make the sympathetic with mordenhiem first and then reveal Adam is evil and a monster but Mordenhiem is just as bad if not worse and he deserves his torment.
Anyone know the music used at the end of the video?
Is the Nightmare Lands still around?
lamordia = north jersey + sw florida + dr. freeze + shelly (not percy)
Nice.
This is really inaccurate compared to Lamordia in Van Richtens guide to ravenloft
Less w/ur face,plz...
no time sorry!
Working overtime at my muggle job.
Toddler needs attention and I enjoy being a dad.
Lots of reading to do before I can write a script.
The end of the day it might have to be my face (which makes editing quicker) or no video.
6:20 The irony in that picture is, most versions of Mr. Freeze have succeeded in reviving poor Nora, often at the cost of his own life. Unlike Mordenheim, he has SOME scruples.
Idk. Mordenkainen is kind of an asshole. Mordenheim however is... Trying?
@@kamaha0010 OOPS, sorry, I typed the wrong name, thanks for the catch.
Or the storyline where he finally succeeded, but never came back to her, feeling himself unworthy of her love after all he had done
"... the *Isle of Agony* !"
"dude, we already live in constant agony."
That was a good bit of levity in an otherwise dark story.
I've never played Ravenloft, but as a classic horror fan, I can see myself playing it.
The question is, How did the Belmont family make their way there?! 🤸
It's fun especially being a horror fan and having the different domains so you get all the types of classic horror films, but u definitely need a good dm and group to really pull off the horror feel, first time I played it of course it was in October, played by candlelight, and had classic horror film soundtracks playing faintly in the background, fire roaring in the fireplace it was a blast with a few jump scares
I have since played and I have been attacked by every ghost and broom there is.
@@matadorspvfc-comaberenices2234 was it fun though?
Mordenheim and his Monster and Azalin the Lich were always my favorite Dark Lords. All the Dark Lords had fitting curses, but the tragic spin on the Frankenstein tale and the bitter irony of a lich that can't learn new magic always struck a chord with me. Could you do a feature on the meddling lich Azalin?
Yes!
A D&D book club!
I would join in a heartbeat!
interestingly, in the new Ravenloft 5e book, this story has been changed. Viktra Mordenheim is the new dark lord of the domain, the monster she created in trying to keep her love alive the bieng that constantly torments her. It isn't explicitly stated, but i like to think that she's Victor's daughter, and she used part of Adam to create her monster. a sort of "The more things change, the more they stay the same" take on the shift in power and evolution of Lamordia
Yeah, the VRGtR Lamordia is pretty neat. That one, Falknovia & Dementlieu were standouts
I usually just ignore the Viktra retcon and use the old lore, BUT advance the timeline and use almost everything else from the 5e book since the new tech and plot hooks work great and don't really contrardict old lore.
I have no idea why WotC decided to retcon Victor Mordenheim and Adam, they have a ton of lore and books stretchibg from the 1980s and all the way up until the release of the 5e book and all of it (for the most part) stayed consistant.
Warning: Don't play this adventure with min/max players. They will rip every monster apart, including the dark lord Adam. Instead just play the Necropolis adventure, let then have fun with undead powers, min/maxer will love that.
If you are really gonna do domain videos I really really recommend finding the Gazetteers from 3rd edition, cause they really go into depth about all the Core domains.
Also it looks like the whole Core concept is going to be wiped away by the new version of the setting, which in my mind is sad and that each domain will be it's literal own island of terror. So you might just want to wait for the new setting to come out.
yeah, I figure stuff will change but people might find how it evolved interesting (at least I do!).
Once the new book is out I'll most likely go back and do some update videos :D
the desire to restore his lost love reminds me of mr freeze too
This is my favorite location in all the Domains. I read the book multiple times back in the day. Great to see it getting some love.
You are like our tour guide into the mists and around the Domains of Dread.
Stay a while and listen.
Great video, but the Core no longer exists.
"Frankenstein" is such an amazing book. I really love Ravenloft's adaptation of it! :)
Please do Sithicus!! Lord Soth is Boss!
Just realized. The Darkest Dungeon setting would almost perfectly fit in Ravenloft.
I started playing Ravenloft in the early nineties as a PC and have never read GMs material, so these vids are gold! Thank you!
dm'ed adams wrath when it came out and its pretty badass as it has a sleeping demon (marilith) in a section that if awakened could destroy the party in seconds
dScryb actually seems like a really cool resource, they can have my money
Dndbook club? Sounds like a subreddit I want to join.
DM'ing in Lamordia, I modified a little people's point of view about religion a little: Lamordia's aristocracy, so well studied as they (think they) are, thinks religion is a waste of time and mocks the common folk because of their religiosity (mainly Church o Ezra).
Love me some Domains in Ravenloft! Keep them coming!
So I hate to say it but, I don't like the sponsor or at least the cursive they use to advertise themselves. I remember learning cursive back in grade school and that skill has waned enough for me to squint at the sponsors name trying to figure out what it says, rather than being engaged and wanting to try their product. Glad your getting paid, but it just bugs me *shrug*.
Dr Victor became Dr Viktra in van richten's guide
The modern retelling of this domain seems to gender swap the characters of Mordenheim and Adam.
Can you do a video on the Lamordia in Van Richien's Guide to Ravenloft
..Lamordia is just the modern prometheus
Plz do one on bluetspur, i love cosmic horror
fun fact, Adam is the hebrew word for "man"
I gave this video its 666th like. Please no one change it!
I think you are cool
I'm a bit confused... Are they adjusting the entirety of the lore and Shadowfell to change everything to have the Domains of Dread to be associated with Ravenloft instead?
As far as I understand it and as it stands now in 5e, Domains of Dread are just demiplanes in the Shadowfell, serving more as prisons to trap their inhabitants in place as sustenance for the Dark Powers. They are all their own thing and quite separate from one another. One of those demiplanes in the Valley of Barovia, containing the Castle of Ravenloft and it's mists.
So is this new book undoing all of that and linking them all together and making them just "Ravenloft" settings now?
I referenced the old AD&D book, so I was going off of that lore. I think "the Core" is gone in 4e; but we won't know what 5e brings until the new book comes out!
Still the domains are fun to explore and give a glimpse into the design changes for Ravenloft throughout the years.
Nice.
subbed.
I’m curious by Wizards decision to gender swap the Frankenstein story.
I'm guessing they needed some female dark Lords to appeal to female fans and this makes sense since the Bride of Frankenstein is very popular.
So are there like. Cities in the domains of dread? Cultures and peoples, like in Wildemount or the Sword Coast?
More like States. They have cities within them, the people are culturally very different from each other.
Would you do Necropolis next please! I love Il Aluk
Hey... Thank you for showcasing Ravenloft. I played it in 2e. Awesome setting. Hard to pull off. Especially with horror movies like Saw, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. As far as the demiplane of dread, I feel that the publishers could have added more lands to the core. The way I understood it, lands appeared separated by the mists. When Barovia was first brought into Ravenloft, it was alone. As other domains came to the core, they would appear at the edge of Barovia and the people would find the land. It was a strange setting.
Awesome video, thank you! It got me really interested in maybe running something set in Lamordia...
For a moment I thought you said Lamortia, instead of Lamordia. This makes me think that it might have been named accidently into Lamordia. Lamortia basically means "the death". And it sounds awesome.
Great video. Really excited for the new book. Will you do a video on Falconia?
I can't wait to see more domains. I love this. Thank you so much
@2:46 saw Castle Avernus on the map and just the name seems promising.
Here we go the 1st in the series I requested can’t wait to see all the domains.
I actually ran this adventure for my gaming group 3 years ago. It was fun
And a take on Mr. Freeze and his wife, Nora Frost. He had her put inside of a machine to keep her alive as he looked for a way to cure here of a disease.
"...but Frankenstein was the monster."
My favorite non-Strahd Domain and Lord.
These videos are so good, @jorphdan. I can't get enough of them. You have a great way of writing and telling them. Every time I get a notification, I can't wait to listen. Great stuff!
Glad you like them!
You ever listen to the Mars Volta?
delicia de serie
I love the Ravenloft novels!
Very cool! Keep it up!
This will be a great series
Awesome as always!
Awesome dude!!!
Who disliked the video? Who, in the first 50 minutes, disliked the video?
The dark powers
fun fact, in one of the dev vidos on the dnd youtube channel some of the creators of the new ravenloft book talkted abit about Lemordia. it seems like they plan to slightly change it, but still stay true to the idea of who is the real monster consept, the Dr or his creation.
Yep! Should be some interesting changes. I'm excited for the new book.
@@Jorphdan me to! is my favorite setting of all time. my favorite domain of dread was always Markovia, but will likely find a new one now when there are so many new ones
I feel like these videos need to be at least 20 mins. We need more!
I was enjoying the elder evils though.
I am down for a d&d book club!!!
oh man!!
We tried it once with my patrons, they all finished the book except me lol. I was just too busy.
I need to learn to consume audio books while I work. Round 2 can happen! I'll maybe start with some short stories :)
@@Jorphdan I consume audio books daily almost. Got to where with my newborn and keeping up my relationship that audio was the easiest way to do what I loved. Still working through everything audible has as far as Forgotten Realms but ive only got a few books left. I always speed it up to about 1.35×. I've gone back and listened to them several times.
@@Jorphdan I'm a painter by trade so I've always either got a book or UA-cam video like either AJ, MrRhex, or you playing while I'm working. I've always wanted to get involved more with this community and have wanted to start my own channel to help expand and delve into all the wonderful Information your lovely minds provide!
uhh, if im not mistaken, youve got this wrong. Ravenloft is just a castle in Barovia(the land, not the city), which one of the Domains of Dread.
Ravenloft is a castle, but it became a campaign setting. Maybe this video will help explain.
ua-cam.com/video/H_Lv5jFKUPs/v-deo.html
@@Jorphdan Right, but the domains of dread arent Ravelofts' Domains of Dread but Domains of Dread, of which Barovia is one, in which is Ravenloft, which is just a setting name. its like saying spelljammers' toreil.
Yeah, I'm confused by this as well. Domains of Dread are a part of the Shadowfell. One of which is the Valley of Barovia, containing the Castle Ravenloft.
It sounds to me like this is not a Ravenloft book, but a Shadowfell book, focusing on the Domains of Dread and how to make a horror themed campaign around these ideas.
And they are using the name Ravenloft to conflate it all together and sell more books.
@@justintyrrell7057 Ravenloft has always been the name of the Domains of Dread and Strahd’s castle.
I'd love to combine D20 Modern & Ravenloft for "The Century Of Monsters." Imagine what monster that Al Capone or Joseph Stalin would be in this setting. Imagine the mad self proclaimed Mesaiahs of the Manson Family compound & Joenestown as Dark Lords, etc.